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Peter Tatchall argues against the motion that 'This House is Proud to be Patriotic'.
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Peter Tatchell, a political campaigner who recently called for the abandonment of the British national anthem, conveys how the obligations of "a human being" should transcend "national borders and identities...There is not enough acknowledgement of common identity".
Filmed on Thursday 14th November 2013
MOTION: This House is Proud To Be Patriotic
RESULT: Defeated.
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ABOUT PETER TATCHELL:
Peter Gary Tatchell is an Australian-born British political campaigner best known for his work with LGBT social movements (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender).Tatchell was selected as Labour Party Parliamentary candidate for Bermondsey in 1981. He was then denounced by party leader Michael Foot for supporting extra-parliamentary action against the Thatcher government. Labour subsequently allowed him to stand in the Bermondsey by-election in February 1983. In the 1990s he campaigned for LGBT rights through the direct action group OutRage!, which he co-founded. He has worked on various campaigns, such as Stop Murder Music against music lyrics allegedly inciting violence against LGBT people and writes and broadcasts on various human rights and social justice issues. He attempted a citizen's arrest of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in 1999 and again in 2001.
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